Mixed emotions for Irish boxers at the European Games

DEJECTED: Ireland’s Amy Broadhurst after the fight on Wednesday. Pic Credit ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo
It was a day that filled some hearts with hope, while ripping others to pieces. A day that made some Irish boxers’ dreams a reality, while taking others to the abattoir.
For Kellie Harrington and Amy Broadhurst, there were contrasting tears at the Nowy Targ Arena in Poland on Wednesday, with one Olympic dream realised – again – and the other deferred.